Small Indigenous Freshwater Fish Species: Their Role in Poverty Alleviation, Food Security and Conservation of Biodiversity Workshop 23-25 February 2010 Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata, West Bengal Organized by International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) in collaboration with Inland Fisheries Society of India (IFSI) Report International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) www.icsf.net Workshop on “Small Indigenous Freshwater Fish Species: Their Role in Poverty Alleviation, Food Security and Conservation of Biodiversity” Report 23-25 February 2010 Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore Kolkata, West Bengal Organized by International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) in collaboration with Inland Fisheries Society of India (IFSI) International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) 27 College Road, Chennai 600 006, India www.icsf.net Report Workshop on “Small Indigenous Freshwater Fish Species: Their Role in Poverty Alleviation, Food Security and Conservation of Biodiversity” 23–25 February 2010 Workshop Report March 2010 Published by Chandrika Sharma for International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) Trust 27 College Road, Chennai 600 006, India Email:
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